Survey Research on e-Learningin Asian Countries - Fiscal Year 2002
(Country Specific Report - Cambodia)

- Table of Contents 1. Market: Market Trends of e-Learning..........................................................................................1
1.1 Status of IT Promotion (Centered on the Internet).................................................................1
1.1.1 Outline of the Internet .....................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Outline of ISP .................................................................................................................1
1.2 Status of Education and Training System..............................................................................2
1.2.1 Higher Education ............................................................................................................2
1.2.2 Vocational Education ......................................................................................................2
1.3 IT Human Resources Required.............................................................................................2
1.4 E-Learning Market Trends.....................................................................................................22. Technology: Trends of e-Learning System (Synchronous & Asynchronous)...............................2
3. Advanced Activities.....................................................................................................................24. Government Policy and its Vision (Mid- and Long-term Direction)..............................................3
4.1 Status of IT Policies...............................................................................................................3
4.2 E-Learning Related Measures as Part of IT or Educational Policies .....................................3
4.3 Laws Regulating Rights for Intellectual Property and Personal Information in e-Learning ....3
4.4 Vision ....................................................................................................................................3
4.5 International and National Conference..................................................................................3i

1. Market: Market Trends of e-Learning
1.1 Status of IT Promotion (Centered on the Internet)
1.1.1 Outline of the Internet
The social infrastructure of Cambodia, including communications, is extremely
underdeveloped due to prolonged civil war and social disruption.
Only a limited number of people use the Internet. According to the statistics of ITU (2001),
the number of Internet users in Cambodia in 2001 was about 10,000, indicating a low Internet
diffusion rate of about 0.07%. However, comparing this figure with the ITU survey results in1999, which indicated that the number of Internet users was 4,000, reveals that Internet users
are increasing.
In addition, the number of Internet cafes is said to be increasing in Phnom Penh City.
Some of the reasons for the delay in development of the Internet infrastructure are theextreme complexity of the computerized Khmer language and the lack of a standard computer
script.

1.1.2 Outline of ISP
The first ISP in Cambodia was established in May 1997. Currently, four providers, namely,CamNet, Telstra BigPond, Camintel, and Open Forum of Cambodia operate in the country.
Their main clients are government agencies, international organizations, education andresearch institutions, NGOs, and Internet cafes.
Table 1-1 Main ISPs
ISPs

Overview

CamNetCamNet is the first ISP established by the government in May 1997, providing

http://www.camnet.com.kh/

Internet connection in Phnom Penh. They provide two types of service; e-mail only
and full access. They also provide leased line service and web hosting service, etc.
There are 1,796 subscribers, according to the ITU survey (2001).

Telstra BigPond

Telstra BigPond is a private ISP owned by Australia's Telstra, established in June

http://www.bigpond.com.kh/

1997. They provide Internet connection in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Provided
services are dial-up connection, web hosting, leased lines, PIC (Prepaid InternetCard), etc.
90% of the subscribers of Telstra BigPond live in Phnom Penh, and the remaining
10% live in Siem Reap.
The clients for leased lines provided by Telstra BigPond are WHO, MobiTel, privatecorporations, etc. Private companies account for over 40% of the users, andpeople on business 20%, and international organizations and NGOs 10%. Internetcafes and the government are also among the clients.
There are 2,008 subscribers, according to the ITU survey (2001).

CamintelCamintel is a company partly owned by PT Indosat, Indonesia. They provide

http://www.camintel.com/

Internet connection in 14 provinces.
Provided services are dial-up connection, e-mail service, website service, and PIC.
There are 289 subscribers, according to the ITU survey (2001).

Open Forum of Cambodia

An NGO, which provides e-mail service, etc.

http://www.forum.org.kh/eng/

There are 453 subscribers, according to the ITU survey (2001).

Source: Multiple reference materials

11.2 Status of Education and Training System
1.2.1 Higher Education
According to the ITU survey, there were nine higher education institutions in Cambodia asof 2000, including the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

1.2.2 Vocational Education
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1.3 IT Human Resources Required
The level of IT education is very low in Cambodia at the moment. Also, Cambodia hardly
excels in any aspect regarding IT, such as infrastructure, market, or human resources, comparedto other ASEAN countries. However, reform of the education system in Cambodia has beenpromoted mainly by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, which is in charge of IT
education. Along with the reform, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and various higher
education institutions, such as the Royal University of Phnom Penh, have begun to recognize
the importance of IT related education. Therefore, they will also have to focus on developing ITengineers.

1.4 E-Learning Market Trends
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2. Technology: Trends of e-Learning System (Synchronous & Asynchronous)
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3. Advanced Activities
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24. Government Policy and its Vision (Mid- and Long-term Direction)
4.1 Status of IT Policies
In 2000, the National Information Communication Technology Development Authority (NiDA),
under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Hun Sen, prepared short-, mid-, and long-term policies
to promote ICT in Cambodia, and developed a five-year master plan (2001-5), called"Information and Communications Technology Policy plan in Cambodia".
As for the current status of progress, Cambodia is participating in "SchoolNet Project in
ASEAN Setting", promoting a concept to set up IT training centers at designated schools.
In cooperation with the e-ASEAN Task Force, the SchoolNet Project has been conducted inthree high schools in Phnom Penh. This project as advocated by the e-ASEAN Framework
Agreement has received the support of the World Bank under a grant from Japan Social
Development Fund (JSDF).

4.2 E-Learning Related Measures as Part of IT or Educational Policies
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4.3 Laws Regulating Rights for Intellectual Property and Personal Information in e-Learning
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4.4 Vision
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4.5 International and National Conference
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